Sisters launch financial education app, fueled by a €295k pre-seed round, to close gender money gap
Summary
The round was led by seasoned fintech angel investors including Kurt Lambert (Founder of RepRisk, and Founder and Chairman of Harcourt Investment Consulting) and Peter Fanconi (Chairman and former CEO of Blue Orchard, Ex Managing Partner at PWC and Vice-Chairman at Deutsche Bank). The Your Juno founders believe this discriminatory financial information is a big contributing factor to the gender money gap in which women earn and own less than men. The video courses of Your Juno are led by money experts representative of the women and non-binary people that exist in its 8000 strong online community, including Selina Flavius (author of Black Girl Finance) and Ellie Austin (of This Girl Talks Money). Margot de Broglie, co-founder of Your Juno, said: “Money is complicated, and no one teaches us about it – understanding what an ISA is, how stamp duty works, or how to invest in an ETF, it can all be daunting. It might feel painfully un-British, but it’s a great step to normalising the topic and creates a space to share tips and learnings.”